WANA (Nov 14) – The British maritime security firm Ambrey announced that an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman deviated from its course and headed toward Iranian territorial waters.

 

In its initial report, Ambrey stated that a crude-oil tanker flying the flag of the Marshall Islands, which was traveling from the UAE to Singapore, suddenly veered off its route in the Gulf of Oman and began moving toward Iranian territorial waters.

 

In an updated report, however, British maritime officials claimed that “three boats surrounded a tanker in the Gulf of Oman and escorted it into Iranian waters.”

 

The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) also announced that it had received a report of a “suspicious” incident in the Makran Sea.

 

The incident occurred 20 nautical miles east of Khorfakkan in the UAE and is currently under investigation by maritime authorities.

 

According to the company, the incident is believed to have been a deliberate act.

 

Ambrey also claimed that prior to the tanker’s deviation, three unidentified small boats had approached the vessel as it was passing through the Strait of Hormuz—an event that, according to them, reinforces the possibility of a hostile act or an attempt to seize the ship.

Strait of Hormuz. Social media/ WANA News Agency